Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONDESCENDING

ppr. 1. Descending from rank or distinction in the intercourse of life; receding from rights or claims; yielding.
2. Yielding to inferiors; courteous; obliging.

 

CONDESCENDINGLY

adv. By way of yielding to inferiors; with voluntary submission; by way of kind concession; courteously.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONDESCENDINGLY

CONDESCENDINGLY Con `de *scend "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a condescending manner. Atterbury.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

condescending

con de scend ing |ˌkändəˈsendiNG ˈˌkɑndəˈˌsɛndɪŋ | ▶adjective having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority: she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending | a condescending smile. DERIVATIVES con de scend ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

condescending

con |des ¦cend |ing |kɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ | ▶adjective having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority: she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending | a condescending smile. DERIVATIVES condescendingly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

condescending

condescending adjective she looked us up and down in a condescending manner: patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, disdainful, lofty, haughty; smug, conceited; informal snooty, stuck-up. WORD TOOLKIT See conceited . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

condescending

condescending adjective she looked us up and down in a condescending manner: patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, scornful, disdainful, lofty, lordly, haughty, imperious; informal snooty, snotty, stuck-up; Brit. informal toffee-nosed. ANTONYMS respectful. WORD TOOLKIT condescending See conceited . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

condescending

c ò n de sc é nd ing 形容詞 1 〈人 態度が 〉相手を見下すような, 尊大な, いばった, 恩着せがましい .2 いばらない, 腰の低い .～ly 副詞